Source: UNPO
Khmer Krom refugees in Cambodia suspiciously visited by information collecting police.
Below is an article published by Phnom Penh Daily :
The 24 Khmer Krom refugees deported from Thailand last month were visited Tuesday by district police in Phnom Penh, who gathered information that the group believes may be used to produce identification cards.
The deportees – who have been staying at an unspecified location – had originally planned to visit the chief of Boeung Tumpun commune in a bid to confirm that they were eligible to stay there, but the police officers visited them instead. They have been without identification since being deported from Thailand on December 5 after fleeing Vietnam to escape what they described as persecution and religious repression.
Khmer Krom spokesman Thach Song, 49, said the police requested information including names, birthplaces and ages, as well as details on where the deportees were living and where they came from.
“I think the police came to gather information for identification cards,” he said. “I asked whether the district police will issue the documents, and the police said it was up to the district chief.”
The deputy Boeung Tumpun commune chief confirmed that the police had visited the group in person. “This is a preliminary step,” he said of the visit, during which each member of the group thumbprinted the documents recording the information.
Naly Pilorge, president of the rights group Licadho, said it was somewhat curious that police would be used to collect information for identification cards.
“It’s unusual, and to me the alarm bell rings,” she said. “The normal way does not involve police.”
The deportees – exhausted and poor – have been awaiting official identification of their citizenship since arriving in Cambodia. Without it, they cannot rent a house, go to hospitals or enroll in schools. Five of them have fallen ill, and all are reportedly low on food. On Tuesday they sent a letter to the Red Cross requesting both food and medicine.
Below is an article published by Phnom Penh Daily :
The 24 Khmer Krom refugees deported from Thailand last month were visited Tuesday by district police in Phnom Penh, who gathered information that the group believes may be used to produce identification cards.
The deportees – who have been staying at an unspecified location – had originally planned to visit the chief of Boeung Tumpun commune in a bid to confirm that they were eligible to stay there, but the police officers visited them instead. They have been without identification since being deported from Thailand on December 5 after fleeing Vietnam to escape what they described as persecution and religious repression.
Khmer Krom spokesman Thach Song, 49, said the police requested information including names, birthplaces and ages, as well as details on where the deportees were living and where they came from.
“I think the police came to gather information for identification cards,” he said. “I asked whether the district police will issue the documents, and the police said it was up to the district chief.”
The deputy Boeung Tumpun commune chief confirmed that the police had visited the group in person. “This is a preliminary step,” he said of the visit, during which each member of the group thumbprinted the documents recording the information.
Naly Pilorge, president of the rights group Licadho, said it was somewhat curious that police would be used to collect information for identification cards.
“It’s unusual, and to me the alarm bell rings,” she said. “The normal way does not involve police.”
The deportees – exhausted and poor – have been awaiting official identification of their citizenship since arriving in Cambodia. Without it, they cannot rent a house, go to hospitals or enroll in schools. Five of them have fallen ill, and all are reportedly low on food. On Tuesday they sent a letter to the Red Cross requesting both food and medicine.
11 comments:
How can I help these khmer krom please help me how to contact the right person so I could sent money direct.
Send your money to:
Ms. Mylinh Nakry
P.O. Box 21484
Stockton, CA 97122
Your donation will go directly the people needing help. Thank you and God bless you.
I've been pretty frustrated also, I tried getting my relatives to go find out more information for me, because I want to help them. However, when my uncle went to the original temple that they were staying in, we found out that they were moved to a secret location.
Can the ruling party stop harassing Khmer Krom people and let them live freely. If you are not going to help them, then don't give them a hard time. I find the police visit very suspicious, I really hope that I am wrong about it. These people have suffered for so long already, please offer them some relief.
There was a big cry for those 20 or so Muslims deported back to China, Where is the out cry for these destitute souls that has more rights to be in Cambodia than those killers that took refuge in Phnom Penh?
that's khmer intelligent secret's service who found out the leaflet have been made and distributed by khmer krom. for hunsen, it's easy to have a clue, since khmer krom opposed to viet's occupation so he jump in conclusion whoelse did it?
what a crooked eye he has ?
To All,
Since the last decade, the Indigenous Khmer-Krom Peoples in Kampuchea-Krom have continued to flee oppression in their homeland to seek refugee status in Cambodia. Unfortunately, when they arrive at Cambodia, they are not recognized by the UNHCR as the refugee because the Cambodian government informed the UNHCR that the Khmer-Krom is Khmer. The Khmer-Krom should enjoy the equal rights as Cambodian citizen when they arrive at Cambodia. In reality, the Khmer-Krom refugees do not receive any financial assistance or legal documents from the Cambodian government. The Khmer-Krom refugees in Cambodian are living in the stateless circumstances. For the safety of their life, some of the Khmer-Krom in Cambodia once again escaped Cambodia to seek refugee status in Thailand. Lacking of legal document, the Khmer-Krom refugees are facing:
• Their children cannot attend public school, and have no access to public healthcare.
• They have no rights to vote and cannot find jobs in government positions, factories, or open their own business.
• They can be arrested and deported to Kampuchea-Krom at any time.
If you would like to make a DONATION, please send your donation to the Khmer Krom Federation Office at:
Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation
P.O. Box 0193
Pennsauken NJ 08110, U.S.A.
Tel.: 856.655.3838
Fax:856.853.1503
Website:www.khmerkrom.org or www.khmerkrom.net
Thanks for your help!
KKF staff
These fake Cambodian polices are Vietcong double agents hunting down the Khmer Krom like animal! It is not enough that the Khmer Krom are treated like animals under the Vietcong government and now they hunt them like animal and nothing can satisfy the Vietcong government until the Khmer Krom disappear from the face of the Earth!
The Khmer Krom people are nothing more than a ping pong ball being hit left and right and eventually slam into the table and fall to the ground!
AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave and the Vietcong government choose to see these Khmer Krom as animal but it is up to Cambodian people to see them as human and help them with love and compassion!
ពួកអ្នកឯងទាំងអស់គ្នាហ្នឹងគឺជាពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិ
ដួចឪពុករបស់លោកសមរង្សីឥញ្ចឹង។អ្នកដែលធ្វើឲ្យប្រទេសកម្ពុជាខ្ទេចខ្ទាំគឺលន់នល,សារីមត,សមសារី,សឿងង៉ុកថាញ់,ដាបឈួន,អាមេរិកាំង,សៀម,ពួកអ្នកឯងទាំងអស់គ្នានឹងឯងមិនដែលចង់
ឲ្យប្រទេសខ្មែរលូតលាស់ទេ។កុំភ្លេចថានៅពេលនេះជាសម័យតេជោមិនបន្តោយឲ្យពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិ
ឯងរាល់គ្នាបានសម្រេចទេ។ហេតុអ្វីបានជាពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិក្បត់ប្រជាជនខ្មែរហើយចង់ឲ្យខ្មែរធ្លាក់ទឹក
ពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិទាំងនេះសូមរាជរដ្ធាភិបាលកុំឲ្យ
ពួកអាអស់ទាំងនេះវារស់នៅស្រុកខ្មែរតទៅទៀត
ពួកវាតែងតែជឿអាបស្ចិមប្រទេសហើយមកបំផ្លាញ
ប្រទេសខ្លួនឯងទៅវិញ។ពួកអាក្បត់ទាំងនេះត្រូវតែ
យកវាពួកវាទៅកាត់ក្បាលចោលហើយបោះឲ្យ
ត្មាតវាស៊ីទៅពីព្រោះវាក្បត់ប្រទេសជាតិ។
To 7:58PM
I enjoy reading your comment but can you enlarge your font a little bigger. It would be nice. Thank
"it is up to Cambodian people to see them as human and help them with love and compassion!"
No one said this better.
I operated a KR website and I know who to help.
Send your money to:
Ms. Mylinh Nakry
P.O. Box 21484
Stockton, CA 97122
Your donation will go directly the people needing help. Thank you and God bless you.
5:22AM
I checked your PO Box, In Stockton, there is no zip code as 97122.
Please don't use someone's name and fake info to screw people up.
If you cannot help Khmer Krom, please don't try to provide wrong info to ask people for donation.
Post a Comment